Various non-software engineering disciplines implement chartered engineer schemes. I imagine there's an element of artistry there too, but they seem to cope.
As a software person I don't know enough about the scheme to comment on the quality of the article, but knowing Wikipedia I imagine it's on point.
edit For a broader context than just the UK, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_and_licensure_in_en...
Nothing like that exists in programming, not even languages or platforms. Which is why there exist multiple proprietary certifications instead focusing on specific details.
I agree.
After enough bridges fell down causing massive human fatalities, standards and accepted practices almost certainly "emerged."
Standards and accepted practices in software engineering will emerge, as if by magic, once enough "bridges fall down."
You are a diplomat sir; I'm merely a common street brawler.